Sterilizer



Jv H. WOOLSEY Feb. 22,1927. 1,618,622

STERILIZER Filed Nov. 2. 1926 .J. H. UJUDLSEY INVENTOR. v

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

airs sr ream arena" errata- JOHN HOMER 'WOOLSEY, or SAN'FRANCISCO, cLIronnI'n.

' sTERiLIzEn.

This invention relates to improvements in sterilizers and hasparticularreference to a sterilizer foruse in preparing babies milk.

this character in which a plurality of bottles ,may be placed,sterilized and removed'from the sterilizing liquid without dangerofinjury to the person handling the same.

A further object is to provide a device which is simple and thereforeeconomical to manufacture, and therefore'well within the "purchase priceof the ayerage user;

A further object is to provide means whereby the nipples, corks andfilling funnel may be sterilized at the same time that the bottes aresterilized; I 7 7 Other objects and advantages willbe apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure I is a perspective view of my dev1ce having two bottlesPOSltlOllGCltllelln,

and I Figure'II IS a plan view of the retaining ring. p

At the present time in the preparing of babies milk, it is firstnecessary to thoroughly cleanse the bottles, after whiclrthey areimmersed in'boiling water for the purpose. of sterilizing the same,after whichthey are removed, drained, cooled and filled with the milkSOl1.-.tl011,f1n(l bottles are again placed in a vessel containing waterand Pasteurized. I

the bottom of the vessel, they are exceedingly 1 difiicult to extracttherefrom.

I have therefore provided a rack within which a plurality of bottles maybe placed, and I have furtheriprovided means for retaining a pluralityof nipples, corks and a small funnel all of which are sterilized at thesame time, and all of which can be Another object is to produce a deviceof llpplication filed November 2, 1926. Serial No. 145,863.

extracted without danger of -injury to the person performing theoperation.

In the accom an in drawin s"wherein" for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the

numerals 5, 6, 7 and 8 refer to a plurality of rings spaced from eachother by a plurality 'of uprights 9 which may be of any desired number,s V

The ring 8 has a plurality'of spoke-like 'members as shown at'll, 12, 13and 14:

secured to its periphery and crossing at a central point. The r1nghkemember 7 has similar spoke-like members 16, 17, 18 and' 19, while thering 6 is provided with spokes 21, 22, 23, 24, 2-5, 26, 27, and 28, theinner ends of which join a ring 29. This ring is adapted to position areceptacle shown in dotted lines at 81, to be later described.

To twoof the uprights 9 I attach ahandle 32. The rack thus far describedis adapted v to retain therein a plurality of bottles and a centrallydisposed receptacle. In order to retain these bottles and the receptaclewith its contents within the rack, I provide a retaining ring 33preferably made of a continuous wire bent into a plurality of loops (seeFigure II). These loops M are of suiiicient size to pass over the topsof each of the bottles resting within the basket.

A ring 36 is attached to the loops 34 as by soldering or welding as thecase may be,-

which ring 36is provided with cross bars 37,. .These'cross barsarespaced sufficiently close together to prevent the contents of thebasket from escaping there-between.

In order to retain this ring 33 in its proper position with relation tothe basket, I provide a catch 38 which engages one side of the ring 5and is provided with a downwardly turned end 39 which end is slightlybent so as to frictionally engage the opposite side of the ring 5 fromthat engaged by the opposite end of the catch. i

This catch further overlies the ring and therefore retains the same inadjusted position. v V

The manner of using my device is as follows V 7 Assuming that the basketis in the position shownin Figure I, with the ring 33 removed thebottles are placed within the rack as shown in this figure, the twobottles being designated by the reference characters A and B, while at CIhave shown the metal the spokes 16, 17, 18 and 19 and to be confinedwithin the ring 2!),i1tter whichthe nip les, corks and a small funnelare placed wit llIl the glass and the ring 33 placed upon the basket andthe catch 38 placed in position.

The bottles are next filled with ater and the entire device turnedupside down into a receptacle within which water has been previouslyplaced, as more fully described in my allowed application, Serial Number91,838. i

A fter the sterlizing process has been completed and the bottles havebeen d ained and filled with the formula milk, the metal cover 0 isremoved from its position beneath the bottle B and placed upon thereceptacle 31. This prevents any danger of the contamination of anyarticles remaining, in the receptacle, it of course being understoodthat the funnel has been previously removed and used for the filling ofthe bottles and that the corks have been placed in each bottle andtherefore the nipples are the only articles remaining in the receptacle.

It will thus be seen that with the bottles so, positioned and heldwithin the rack the same may be used for transporting the milk fromplace to place or for storing the bottles within a refrigerator orsimilar storage place.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the shape, material,-size and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim 1. In a basket of thecharacter described a plurality of rings spat-ed one above the otheruprightssecured to said rings for the purpose of maintaining said ringsin spaced relation spoke-like members carried by each of said rings, oneof said rings having, a con centric ring positioned therein, and adaited to confine a receptacle, a retaining ring; having: a plurality ofloops secured thereto, said loops being capable of encircling the necksof bottles placed within said basket in the manner described. a y

2. In a basket of the character described a plurality of rings spacedone above the other uprights secured to said rings for the purpose ofmaintaining said rings in spaced relation, spoke-like members carried byeach oi. said rings, one of said rings having; a conconltric ringpositioned therein, and adapted to confine a receptacle, a retainingring having a plurality of loops secured thereto, said loops beingcapable of encircling the necks 01 bottles placed within said basket,and a ring concentrically positioned within said retaining ring,saidring having spaced bars extending from side to sidethereof :tor thepurpose of overlying a receptacle positioned within said first mentionedconcentric ring.

3. In a basket of the character described a plurality of rings spacedone above the other, spoke-like members carried by each of said rings,one of said rings having a concentric ring positioned therein, andadapted to confine a receptacle, a retaining ring hav: ing a pluralityof loops secured thereto, said loops being capable encircling the necksoi bottles placed within said basket, and a ring concentricallypositioned within said retaining ring, said ring having spaced barsextending, from side to side thereof for the purpose of overlying areceptacle positioned within said first mentioned Concentric ring,

andmeans for securing said retaining ring in a position concentric withthe uppermost of said first mentioned rings,

a In testimon whereof I atlix my signature.

